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Patented Sept. 26, I899.

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Patented Sept. 26,1899.

No. 633,933. r

- G. E. WILSON.

PRINTEBS FUDGE. Agipl ication filed June 10; 1899.]

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UNITED STATES": PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. WILSON, mm YORK, N. Y.

PRINTERS FUDGEL SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.633,933, dated September 26, 1899. Application filed .Tune 10, 1899.Serial No. 720,017. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern: I I

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. WILSON, a citizen of the United States,and a resident-of New York,'borough of Brooklyn, in the oounty of Kingsand State of New York, have made andinvented certain new and usefulImprove- I ments in Printers Fudg'es, of which the following is aspecificaiion.-

My invention relates to an improvement in printers fudges-that is, adevice for re-' ceiving and containing type or linotypewhich,as is wellunderstood by those skilled I in the art, is somewhat in the nature of achase or galley, excepting that in the case of the latter the device isusually in the form of an open frame, whereas in the case ofa fudge itis made in the form of a box 'orreceptacle having a curved base orbottom and four sides or flanges. Heretofore it has been the cus-: tomto lock the linotype within the fudge bymeans of a movable plate bearingupon the ends of the linotype, which plate in turn is adjusted and heldin place by two or more screws or bolts, the ends of which bear orimpinge against the movable plate. In practice this construction and.arrangement has been found defective in that great care must beexercised to vturn up the belts or screws to the proper distance inorderthat the movable plate may exert the proper pressure or tension againstthe linotype to securely lock them in place.., Should the bolts orscrews not ,be sufliciently tightened, thelinotype would be allowed todrop out of the f udge'or receptacle, and, on the other hand, should toogreatpressure be exerted upon the movable plate by turning the bolts toofar the linotype will be distorted or bent and the printed impressiontherefrom be uneven or blurred. Again, this distortion of the linotypeis liable to occur should one bolt not be sufficiently screwed up whilethe other'is screwed up too far. To avoid this danger and to'nicely andproperly adjust the sev-, eral parts of the device consumesaconsiderahle length of time, an element of -much importance in the useof fudges.

The object of my 1nvent1on is to overcome these defects and to produce adevice of this character wherein the linotype may be quickly andsecurely locked without danger of any distortion thereof and upon whichthe locking-pin.

pressure will be evenly distributed; and with these and other ends inview the invention consists in certain novel features of construc- 5 5tion and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described,and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a ,plan view of my improveddevice, showing linotype contained and locked therein. Fig. 2 is asectional View thereof, taken on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is asectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectionalview taken on the line 4 4. of Fig. 1, the locking-wedge being shown indotted lines in its open adjustment. Fig. 5 is a sectional view ,of oneportion of the device, showing the method of holding or looking a slugwithin the same. Fig. 6 is a detached view of one .section of themovable plate, and Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the other section ofsaid plate. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the device with the linotyperemoved, the wedge being raised and provided with a modified form oflocking 7 5 device for said wedge. Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken onthe line 9 i) of Fig. 8. Fig. 10

is an end view, the wedge being raised and showing means for locking.the wedge in its lowered position. Fig. 11 is a view of a por- 8c tionof the device with thewedge closed and locked in its lowered position.Fig. 12 is a detail sectional view showing the wedge raised I and takenon the line' 1212 of Fig. 10. Fig.

13is a perspective view of a modified form of Fig; 14 is a perspectiveviewof thewedge. V

Referring to the drawings, A represents the base-plate, curved incross-section, as illustrated in Fig. 3, said base-plate having one ofits ends extending beyond the case or receptacle, as shown at a, and itsopposite end also extended beyond the case or receptacle and providedwith an opening I) for the purpose of bolting or otherwise securing-itto the 9 5 cylinder. of the printing-press. To the sides of thisbaseplate A aresecu red the plates B, forming side walls for thereceptacle. To the ,base A and near one end thereof is also secured theplate or block 0, held in position by means of the screws 0, the sideplates B being also secured to this plate or block Biby means of screws.(Not shown.) Between the opposite ends of the plates 0 is located theend plate D, to which said side plates are se cured by means of screws,(not shown,) said plate D being formed integral with said baseplate A orsecured thereto.

The above-mentioned parts-namely, the base-plate A, side plates B, andend plates 0 D-form a box or receptacle curved in crosssection andadapted to contain and hold in position linotype, as will be hereinafterdescribed. Through the plate D passes a pin E, the inner end thereofextending into the box or receptacle forming a support or pivot for thewedge F, the latter curved in its length to conform to the shape of thebaseplate A and wedge-shaped in cross-section, as illustrated in Fig. 2,the bottom of said wedge resting upon the base-plate A when in itsclosed position and the top or upper side thereof resting flush with theupper side of the plate I). This locking-wedge has its pivoted endslightly out away, as shown at F, in order that when raised it may bemoved on its pivot E toward the plate D and the sectional plate G H,hereinafter referred to, also moved toward the plate D to allow of thelinotype being easily and readily inserted or withdrawn from thereceptacle, it being understood, however, that when the wedge is loweredit will slide along the pin E to the position as occupied in Figs. 1, 3,5, and 1.1 by reason of its being beveled or wedge-shaped, its upperedge or portion being thicker than its lower portion. Within thereceptacle and adjacent to the curved locking-wedge F is located amovable plate made of two sections G H, the separated parts thereofbeing illus trated in Figs. 6 and 7. The lower section of this plate iscurved in cross-section to correspond with the curvature of thebase-plate A and rests upon the latter and has projecting therefrom thepins g, passing through openings formed in the plate D,.as illustratedin Fig. 5, said pins being provided for the purpose of properly guidingthis section of the plate in its movements toward and away from the endsof the linotype. The uppersection of the movable plate is cut away, asillustrated in Figs. 2 and 5, forming a shoulder h, which rests upon thelower section H, the downwardly-extending edge 2' of the plate G fittingdown behind said section H, said edge being notched, as shown at t", forthe passage of the pins g, whereby when said section H is moved inwardlytoward the center of the receptacle or case the lower section H will becaused to travel with it. The section G is also cut away, as illustratedat K, whereby when the two sections are assembled, as illustrated inFigs. 2 and 5, a space in theform of a groove or slot 2' will be leftbetween the two sections for the purpose of receiving the lug orprojection Z, formed on the slug L, a corresponding groove on beingformed in the plate 0 to receive the lug or projection 02 on theopposite end of said slug L, as illustrated in Fig. 2. These slugs, asis well understood by those skilled in the art, are inserted atintervals between the lino type for the purpose of giving the properbevel to the latter and allowing them to be properly assembled andlocked within the case. The wedge F is also notched at its lower edge,as shown at 0, to prevent its interference with the pins g and in orderthat said wedge when closed may rest on the bottom plate A.

For the purpose oflocking the curved wedge F in its closed position, Iprovide a thumbscrew M, which is threaded into the plate D and has itsinner end when screwed up projecting into a recess or slight depressionformed in the wedge, as shown in Fig. 5. Instead, however, of employinga thumb-screw M for the purpose of locking the wedge in its closedposition, as above described, I mayernploy the device as illustrated inFigs. 8, 10,

11, and 13, which consists of a headed pin 2, Fig. 13, the head 3 ofwhich has a groove in which fits one end of the spring 4, the oppositeend of-the spring being bound between the plate D and the head of thepivot E, the tendency of this spring being to hold said pin 2 in theposition as illustrated in Fig. 11, the pin proper, 5, passing through ahole or opening formed in the plate D, the inner end projecting into adepression 6, formed in the free end of the wedge and holding or lookingthe same in its closed position, as in the case of the thumb-screw M.The rear plate '7 of the head 3 of said locking-pin 2 has formed in itseveral notches 8, in which fits a pin or lug 9, formed on or secured tothe plate D. \Vhen it is desired to unlock the wedge, the pin isslightly pulled downwardly and given a partial turn, whereby the rearside of the plate 7 will rest against the pin 9 and-hold the locking-pinin its position as illustrated in Fig. 8, whereupon the wedge may beraised. When it is desired to lock the wedge in its lowered position,the pin will be given a slight turn until one of the notches 8 comesopposite to the pin 9, whereupon the spring 4 will imme-- diately forcethe pin inwardly, the end of said pin projecting into the recess 6 inthe wedge, and thereby hold it in its lowered position.

Having fully described the construction of my improved device, I willnow proceed to describe the operation thereof.

When it is desired to insert the linotype O, the wedge F is raised toits open adjustment, the same swinging on the pivot E, as hereinbeforedescribed, and the movable sectional plate G H moved toward the plate Das far as possible. The linotype O and whatever slugs L are necessaryare then inserted within the case, said linotype, as is well understood,being of substantially equal length. The

curved pivoted wedge F is then lowered between the stationary plate Dand the movable plate G H, the effect being to force said movable plateagainst the ends of the linotype and securely lock the latter betweensaid movable plate and the plate 0, the upper side of the wedge, whenthe latter is entirely closed, resting flush with the upper sides of theplate D and plate G H. After the wedge has been lowered the thumb-screwM is slightly turned inwardlythat is, until its shoulder bears againstthe plate Dthe inner end thereof being projected into the depressionformed in the wedge and preventing the latter from accidentally rising.-In order to more securelylock the linotype in place, I provide the plate0 with two inwardly-extending knife-edges o,as illustrated in Fig. 2,corresponding edges 19 being formed on each of the sections G H,thepurpose and function of said knife-edges being to bite into the metal ofwhich the linotype are formed when the movable plate G H is movedforwardly by the locking-wedge F. When it is desired to remove thelinotype, it is only necessary to slightly turn downwardly thethumbscrew M, and by introducing a rod or small tool into the opening'0", formed in the free end of the locking-wedge 13, the latter may beraised, whereupon the plate G H may be moved away from the ends of thelinotype and the latter lifted out of the case.

From th'eabove it will be understood that my invention is extremelysimple in construction and that the linotype may be easily and readilyinserted into the case and quickly,

locked therein without danger of bringing any uneven pressure thereonand without a any loss of time consequent upon the adjust ment of boltsor screws. 7 Having fully described my invention, what ,sisting of Iclaim as new, and desire to securo by Letters 3 5 Patent, is c 1. Adevice of the character described, consistin g of a bottom plate, sideand end plates,

a movable plate located between the side plates, and a wedge pivoted atone end and fitting between-the movable plate and one of said endplates, substantially as described.

2. A device of the character described, conmovable plate resting on thebottom and be tween the sides, a locking-wedge pivoted to one of saidend plates, and adapted to move said movable plate when lowered,substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described, con= structed with alocking-wedge pivoted at one end and adapted to be lowered for lockingthe linotype within thedevice, and raised for permitting the linotype tobe removed there from, substantially as described.

4. In a printers fudge, the combination with the base-plate, of side andend walls, a

and between said side walls, and a wedge piv oted between the end walland movable plate, substantially as described.

' Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 8th day of June, A. Dr 1899. I

. GEORGE E. WILSON. Witnesses:

HENRY F. LIPPoLn, GEORGE 0001:.

a bottom, sides and end plates, a'

sectional movable plate resting on the base

